by Lauren Ross | Apr 27, 2020 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, COVID Pandemic, Local Advertising Forecast
The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy as evidenced by the S&P 500 Price Index having fallen by 33.9% between February 19 and March 23. As a result, GDP is expected to decline by 3% nationwide in 2020 (as of 4/15/20). While there is...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 2, 2020 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, COVID Pandemic, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social, Verticals
When it comes to advertisers, Home Improvement is comprised of a mix of service providers and retail establishments. BIA’s local advertising forecast looks at several key local home improvement categories: maintenance services, home building services, plumbers...
by Rick Ducey | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Broadcast, Radio
If local radio could offer an over-the-air zoned advertising product like local TV stations can, would ad buyers care? Absolutely yes, according to a recent survey by BIA and Advertiser Perceptions. In fact, not only do advertisers like OTA geotargeting, if it was...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 4, 2020 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Verticals
Healthcare businesses are bucking the trend of media spend shifting to digital. Healthcare businesses are sticking with traditional media through 2024. Spend on digital is growing, but at a slower rate than other verticals. “The Healthcare vertical invests and...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 10, 2020 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social, Verticals
Law Offices and Attorneys Are Increasing Spend on Mobile Ads by 20% in 2020 Over $4.7 billion is spent by Legal Services (law offices and attorneys) in local advertising this year. This is up from nearly $4.6 billion in local ad spend in 2019. While traditional media...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 28, 2020 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
Political Campaigns will continue to use linear television as the dominant platform for advertising. BIA is updating our estimates for 2020 political advertising spend from $6.55B to $6.58B. In 2020, linear TV will get the largest share of political ad dollars in...
